Posted in Thoughtful Quotes on April 29, 2023|
Dear Readers,
My weekend posts on The Bookman’s Page are limited to just one brief Thoughtful Quote. Featured below is this Saturday’s quote:
“Look to the future, because that is where you’ll spend the rest of your life.”
— George Burns —
♦ Po rtions of this post were adapted from A t Z quotes.
Posted in Thoughtful Quotes on April 8, 2023|
Dear Readers,
My weekend posts on The Bookman’s Page are limited to just one brief Thoughtful Quote. Featured below is this Saturday’s quote:
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
— Abraham Lincoln —
♦ Portions of this post were adapted from good readscom.
Posted in Something To think About, Thoughtful Quotes on April 4, 2023|
Today I am reposting A Thoughtful Quote and Something To Think About from author Alexander McCall Smith. The post was originally published on my blog on October 8, 2021.
I am currently reading, The Peppermint Tea Chronicles, number 13 in Alexander McCall Smith’s, 44 Scotland Street Series. The author, McCall Smith always finds a way to insert numerous meaningful philosophical thoughts about life throughout his stories.
One of the thoughts that appears early in the story is when one of the main characters, Matthew Ducan, father of triplets, reflects on the love of his children:
“Now he saw the boys wave, their faces full of excitement and smiles. To be welcomed back by dogs and children, thought Matthew — what a privilege that was; and suddenly, unexpectedly, he felt a cold hand of dread about his heart. These things, this love and warmth, were so vulnerable, given to us on the most temporary of terms. And yet we took them for granted, against all the evidence of every actuary there ever was; we assumed that they would last forever. “
As a parent of three children and a grandparent of seven, I can certainly relate to this quote by Matthew. We have all said something similar — where did the time go, it went by so quickly — I don’t remember growing older, when did they?
♦ MJO – 2023
Posted in Thoughtful Quotes on March 12, 2023|
Dear Readers,
My weekend posts on The Bookman’s Page are limited to just one brief Thoughtful Quote. Featured below is this Sunday’s quote:
“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night —
♦ Portions of this post were adapted from goodreads.
Posted in Notes About An Author, Thoughtful Quotes on December 2, 2022|
The author, Thomas Moore, was born on October 8, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan. He is a psychotherapist, former monk, and writer of popular spiritual books, including the bestseller Care of the Soul, Guide to cultivating depth and sacredness in everyday life. He writes and lectures in the fields of archetypal psychology, mythology, and imagination. His work is influenced by the writings of Carl Jung and James Hillman.
One of his most profound remarks is from his book Care of the Soul:
“As the poets and painters of centuries have tried to tell us, art is not about the expression of talent or the making of pretty things. It is about the preservation and containment of soul. It is about arresting life and making it available for contemplation. Art captures the eternal in the everyday, and it is the eternal that feeds soul—the whole world in a grain of sand.”
♦ Portions of this post were excerpted from the book Care of the Soul and google graphics.
Posted in A Short Essay, Thoughtful Quotes on November 23, 2022|
In yesterday’s post, I provided a couple of Thoughtful Quotes about being grateful, in today’s post I want to share a few more thoughts about being grateful and thankful from two authors and a philosopher.
“Thank you is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.”
— Alice Walker
“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”
— Epictetus
♦ Portions of this post were adapted from goodreads.com and google graphics.
Posted in Something To think About, Thoughtful Quotes on November 11, 2022|
We read and hear a lot about the dangers of social media in our society…fake news, character assassinations, conspiracy theories, and more. Much has been written about how to control, perhaps even censor what we read and see on social media. Perhaps the best suggestion was provided by the Dalai Lama:
“When we are too materialistic human values are regarded as of secondary importance. We must remember that we are human beings and we need to apply human values, whatever we do. Principally we need to be motivated by warm-heartedness. Technology is supposed to serve human needs; therefore, it needs to be guided by human values.”
♦ Portions of this post were excerpted from the Dalai Lama’s FB page and Google graphics.
Posted in Thoughtful Quotes on November 6, 2022|
Dear Readers,
My weekend posts on The Bookman’s Page are limited to just one brief Thoughtful Quote. Featured below is this Sunday’s quote.
” The true rule, in determining to embrace, or reject anything is not whether it has any evil in it; but whether it has more evil than good.”
— Abraham Lincoln —
♦ Portions of this post were adapted from the book And There was Light, Jon Meacham.
Posted in Thoughtful Quotes on November 5, 2022|
Dear Readers,
My weekend posts on The Bookman’s Page are limited to just one brief Thoughtful Quote. Featured below is this Saturday’s quote.
” The progress of truth is slow; but it will, in the end, prevail…Let us not only declare by words, but demonstrate by our actions, That all men are created equal.”
— William Grimshaw —
♦ Portions of this post were excerpted from the History of the United States, Wm Grimshaw.
Posted in Thoughtful Quotes on October 26, 2022|
In yesterday’s post, I wrote about what a picture of a small bookshop brought to my mind. In today’s post, I want to share some thoughts about enjoying the little things in life.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is credited with saying, “Enjoy the little things in life because one day you`ll look back and realize they were the big things.” For my wife, Sharon, and myself, the little things in life (besides our seven grandchildren) are lunch or dinner out or a trip to a bookstore. We visit various bookstores at least four times a month as well as shop online for books. We also visit our local library from time to time. I discovered the following meme that truly describes the feeling we experience when we visit a bookstore:
♦ Portions of this post were adapted from Goodreads quotes, Grammarly quotes, and google graphics.
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